There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Interlaken by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain
7h 30mCHF 123–290Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
9h 5mCHF 43–136Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain Ice
14h 40mCHF 238–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genevabus
- Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Thuntrain S1
20h 21mCHF 120–187Drive 1,169.1 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Interlakencar 1,169.1 km
12h 55mCHF 195–282Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain
8h 32mCHF 123–280Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Basel (BSL)plane BIO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain
7h 21mCHF 80–268Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Bernbus
- Take the bus from Bern, Bahnhof to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrassebus Ev3
20h 39mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain Ice
21h 17mCHF 152–232
Bilbao to Interlaken by bus, train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Interlaken is to fly and bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 140 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Interlaken is to fly and train which takes 7h 21m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Interlaken. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Interlaken, Rugenparkstrasse via Bayonne, Bern, Neufeld P+R and Bern, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
The distance between Bilbao and Interlaken is 1204 km. The road distance is 1169.1 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Interlaken without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 14h 40m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Bilbao to Interlaken, including transfers.
Bilbao to Interlaken bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Interlaken bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bayonne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Interlaken is 1169 km. It takes approximately 12h 55m to drive from Bilbao to Interlaken.
There are 2042+ hotels available in Interlaken.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Interlaken, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrasse via Bayonne, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, and Bern, Bahnhof in around 20h 39m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–90
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–90
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–80
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Bern, Bahnhof to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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